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RBK53
I have set up my router and satellite and find that the WiFi is stronger on guest network than main network on both 2 4ghz and 5ghz bands. I have confirmed this with WiFi analysis app on mobile.
It's quiet frustrating that you go from one room to another and the my phone (samsung S9) changes from main to guest network. As consequence some apps doesn't work anymore.
Can you reduce the signal power of the guest network to ie 75%?
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No. Transmit power is for the radio that is broadcasting both the primary and guest WiFi networks.
I just now checked my Orbi RBR50/RBS50 system and the guest WiFi signal appears to be slightly less than the primary network. The difference does not appear to be significant. This could have something to do with the way the analyzer program functions.
Anyway, the bottom line is no. Transmit power is set for the radio, not the WiFi SSID.
Thx for your reply. It gives an answer on my request.
But I do not understand that the quest network is more powerfull than the primary network.
The opposite would make sense. It seems to me that this is a hardware technical issue.
Now, the only thing I can do (to avoid my frustration) is to switch of the quest network :-(
Kind regards,
Guy
Quido26 wrote:It's quiet frustrating that you go from one room to another and the my phone (samsung S9) changes from main to guest network. As consequence some apps doesn't work anymore.
I think it's unusual to have one's phone auto-connect to both your primary and guest networks. They have a different SSID, right? Do you want your phone to automatically connect to your guest network?
If you turn off auto-connect for your guest network then I think you won't have a problem with your Samsung phone apps and can ignore any differences between your main vs. guest network strengths.
